It also tells the love story of Jay Gatsby. A man who once loved a beautiful woman. A woman who would not wait for him. Though completely unattainable, he spends a summer trying to win back her love. Flaunting his wealth. Driven to win back the woman he once lost.
Heartbreaking. Tragic. Full of melancholia:
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
Impossible to forget.
And that is exactly why it is one of the top books on my list.
If you have not read it--- you will want to. It is being adapted for the big screen again. Director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge) is taking his own stunning approach to this classic.
I absolutely judge books by their covers and my favorite for "The Great Gatsby" is the one pictured. It is designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. She's a talented cover designer that works in-house for Penguin.
Are you a Gatsby fan? Love it or hate it? Going to re-read in preparation for the movie?
Don't shot me, but I never really "got" this book. It was like "Catcher in the Rye" so morose, it was hard for me to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI think I naturally have a little Debbie Downer in me, and these books just made me sad. I do remember watching the first movie with Ethan Hawke and all I could think about were his terrible teeth. They distracted me from the movie.
This is seriously my favorite book. It has been since I first read it in high school. The figurative language and the style is fantastic. I read it any chance I get. I actually plan on getting the quote you listed as a tattoo.
ReplyDeleteI can't decide if I think the new movie looks good or not. The trailer makes it look a little sensationalized.